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The guild's potluck is Monday night and we're supposed to bring 2 new spools of thread wrapped up in fabric for the gift exchange.

No problem!, I think to myself. I have fabric. I have thread. Except of course that most of my thread is used, so whole spool is not there. Except this one spool. But wait, I like that one! I can't give it away I might need.

Well, I just go to TSWLTH and get a spool of thread. Except they're in the processing of closing so they can move to a bigger location. And they're out of thread.

Hmm, well. It's Friday. I take the 20 minute drive to the LQS at lunchtime. No one is likely to miss me if I'm a little late getting back to the office.

So I read my email. There is one from the LQS. They just got in the "Blueberry Crumbcake" line from Moda. I have a jelly roll of that. I'm going to make a quilt from it. I'll need border fabric. And the LQS owner says it's flying off the shelves. I need it! I need it now! I may need lots of it since I don't know how big my borders will be!

This is going to be one really expensive spool of thread!

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Maureen Wozniak
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If you want to see what's causing Maureen's very expensive spool of thread, here is the fabric line. If you root around there, you can also see a kit from the Blueberry Crumbcake line. 'Not' that I would ever buy a kit, but the kit (it seems to me) loses the beauty of the designs by cutting it into sharp points. Methinks the fabric should be used with larger pieces and a gentler pattern. Also 'Not' that I would ever play in subtle colors. Subtle is just not in my repertoire but the fabrics are lovely. Polly

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Polly Esther

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oh, that's really really pretty. the thread will be worth it

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betsey

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Roberta

Just goes to show, going into the LQS is bad for your wallet! But I love the story and I bet that quilt is going to be lovely!

-Irene

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IMS

Sometimes (but only sometimes, few and far between) I thank my lucky stars for NOT having a LQS or even TSWLTH here in Spain. Now that the newly elected government has decided to drastically cut into my already less than substantial physician's pay, I really do NOT need the extra temptation.

Sigh, why is there so much temptation out there; new fabrics, new gadgets, chocolate, new machines.....

Claudia

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Claudia

On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 08:22:50 -0600, Polly Esther wrote (in article ):

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I don't usually go for subtle either Polly. But for some reason when I saw this line I just started to drool.

Yes, I ended up with yardage. And a spool of thread.

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Maureen Wozniak

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